The Holy Fool
The Holy Fool archetype symbolizes the complex social role of doubt. A Holy Fool, or yurodivy, is an archetype from Russian folklore portrayed as an eccentric social outcast. While the Holy Fool’s antisocial behavior…
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Sandra Bland’s Cigarette
Sandra Bland’s cigarette represents the transparency myth and the way our inability to make sense of strangers can lead to conflict, misunderstanding, and—in Bland’s case—tragedy. Gladwell sees Bland’s action of lighting a cigarette in…
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